Over 10,000 people have signed a petition calling upon the federal government to review the ‘pills-by-post’ scheme that permits women to perform abortions at home without the in-person oversight of a medical practitioner.
The scheme was given the green light firstly of the Covid lockdowns and was encouraged by abortion providers.
The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) began the petition calling for a review and has raised serious concerns concerning the system, including clear cases of abuse.
SPUC said there may be “abundant evidence” that in lots of cases the pills-by-post scheme is getting used to perform home abortions past the legal limit of 24 weeks.
The organisation noted that 6 per cent of ‘DIY abortions’ cause issues which require surgical intervention, and that there have been reports of individuals using the pills-by-post scheme with a view to terminate the pregnancy of a lady without her knowledge.
“If this technique continues, women will proceed to face unnecessary emotional trauma, medical complications, and coercion. Continuing without safeguards will normalise unsafe practices, devalue life, and perpetuate harm,” the petition states.
“That is why we’re calling on the Health Secretary to commission an urgent review into this failed policy. Any impartial review of the evidence would show that this policy is dangerous for ladies and poses unacceptable risks.
“DIY abortion removes vital protections, letting abusers coerce women into unwanted abortions.”
Last December, Stuart Worby was sentenced to a yr in prison after he crushed an abortion drug into the drink of his girlfriend without her knowledge. She was 15 weeks’ pregnant on the time and tragically the infant died.
In one other case, Georgina Day was handed a suspended sentence after she lied to a British Pregnancy Advisory Service agent to acquire abortion pills for her boyfriend, who wished to trick his other girlfriend, who was pregnant, into taking them.
The British Pregnancy Advisory Service is the leading abortion provider within the country.
